G7(b13) Dominant 7th

The G7(b13) chord is built from the notes G – B – D – F – Eb.

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Also known as

Gb13b13

Chord tones, one by one

GRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — G.

BThird

Major third

Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).

DFifth

Perfect fifth

Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.

FSeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).

EbExtension

Flat thirteenth (♭13)

A ♭13 — dark altered tension over a dominant chord.

🎼 Related scales

Mixolydian ♭6 (Aeolian dominant)melodic minor a perfect 5th below

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Mixolydian ♭6 (Aeolian dominant) scale; its characteristic note is the dark ♭6. It is a mode of the melodic minor a perfect 5th below.

🎸 Genres

Jazz fusion · Modal jazz · Bossa/MPB

7(b13) in every key

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